common_ancestor
Pack: opentreeoflife · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opentreeoflife/mcp
Find the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of 2-10 taxa in the synthetic Tree of Life, by ott_id (from match_names). Returns the common-ancestor taxon (ott_id, name, rank). Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ott_ids | array | yes | OTT taxon ids to find the common ancestor of, e.g. [770315,417950]. 2-10 ids, from match_names. |
items | number | no |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opentreeoflife/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"common_ancestor","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opentreeoflife": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opentreeoflife/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.